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03 Aug 2015 9:44:34am

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Yes root and branch organic growth is Nature's way of new life springing from elemental cross fertilization of both male and female parts. If disease has infected the branches (which are designs for optimal fruiting) it can be pruned perhaps so as not to contaminate the whole plant and if the roots are in good health and there are sufficient nutrients and water, the plant will regrow with renewed vigour. Or perhaps a branch from a healthy plant can be grafted on by the gardener. But Nature herself is usually so prolific she normally deals a death to the diseased or weak individuals or species and creates anew.

The root of Christianity is Judaism, just as these two religions are the historic root of Islam, making up the Middle Eastern Abrahamic triad/trinity of three brother fathergod monotheistic religions, constructions of patriarchal tribal societies dating back a few millenia. They are theological constructions violently grafted upon the naturally growing original pagan plant rooted into the elemental cosmic Earth for all the eons of human history. Witness the enspirited landforms and religious/ritual observances of Aboriginal Australia, testament of an organically based religion.

At its instigation, and still now this triadic artificial Middle Eastern plant is fertilized by much human sacrificial blood. So we are really talking of a grafted hothouse plant here whose health is not dependant on natural processes but upon conscious gardening and tending. Judaism seems to be alive and well and thriving in the world despite all of its historical setbacks, as long as it has nuclear arms and USempire backing to protect it against the now seriously alienated youngest brother. So presumably the roots of Catholic Christianity are OK as long as Judaism is protected? And Islam, paradoxically then, must thrive as long as the JudeoChristian root is protected?

The quote from Isaiah is to do with the "jealousy" of this Old Testament god who will tolerate no other gods. This concerned conversion from pantheistic paganism into monotheistic Judaism. How does modern reform of the Catholic church relate to this conversion? And conversion to what? The allusion to the fatherless and the widows relects the harsh reality of violent patriarchal society. It is a "motherhood" statement, equivalent to modern caught-out/burnt out politicians suddenly wanting to spend more time with the family.

Conflating with and blaming the "sexual revolution" for priestly sexual abuse of children is a convenient shifting and dilution of this blame. But matters of long supressed sexuality (for which the church is principally responsible) including that of predatory paedophilia are more correctly assigned to the effect of liberalized sexual attitudes grown out of that "sexual revolution". That this allowed the shame of being a child victim sacrificed on the secret and protected altar o